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Fromo Kesaro
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Fromo or Phromo Kesaro (Bactrian script: ϕρoµo κησαρo, phonetical transcription of "Rome Caesar") was a king of the Turk Shahis (also known as the Kabul Shahis), a dynasty of Western Turk or mixed Western Turk-Hephthalite origin, who ruled from Kabul and Kapisa to Gandhara in the 7th to 9th centuries.[3] In Chinese sources "Fromo Kesaro" was transcribed 拂菻罽娑 (pinyin: Fulin Jisuo; jyutping: fat1lam4 gai3so1), "Fulin" ([[wikt:拂菻|拂菻]]) being the standard Tang dynasty name for "Byzantine Empire".[4][5][6]
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Fromo Kesaro ϕρoµo κησαρo "Rome Caesar" | |
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Majestic Sovereign | |
![]() Sasanian-style silver coin of Fromo Kesaro, circa 738-745 CE. Corrupted legend spwl in Pahlavi. In the outer margin in Bactrian: ϕρoµo κησαρo βαγo χoαδηo phromo kesaro zeoro bago xodeo "Fromo Kesaro, the Majestic Sovereign".[1] | |
Turk Shahi King | |
Reign | 739-745 CE |
Predecessor | Tegin Shah |
Successor | Bo Fuzhun |
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Approximate location of the Turk Shahis
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